Abdul Wadud (musician)

Abdul Wadud (born April 30, 1947 in Cleveland, Ohio), is an American cellist known for his work in jazz and symphonic/classical settings.

Partial discography

Solo:

*By Myself (1977) Bishara

Duo:

*Live In New York (with Julius Hemphill) (1976) ?
*Straight Ahead/Free At Last (with Leroy Jenkins) (1979) ?
*Oakland Duets (with Julius Hemphill) (1993) Music & Arts

Trio:

*I've Known Rivers (with James Newton & Anthony Davis) (1984) Gramavision

Black Swan Quartet:

*Self-Titled (with Akbar Ali, Eileen Folson & Reggie Workman) (1986) Minor Music

Sideman:

*Julius Hemphill - Dogon A.D. (1972) Mbari
*Frank Lowe - Fresh (1974) Black Lion
*Julius Hemphill - Coon Bid'ness (1975) Mbari
*Arthur Blythe - The Grip (1977) India Navigation
*Arthur Blythe - Metamorphosis (1977) India Navigation
*Julius Hemphill - Raw Materials And Residuals (1977) ?
*George Lewis - Shadowgraph 5 (1977) Black Saint
*Charles "Bobo" Shaw - The Streets Of St. Louis (1977) ?
*Anthony Davis - Of Blues And Dreams (1978) Sackville
*Oliver Lake - Shine (1978) ?
*James Newton - Paseo Del Mar (1978) ?
*Michael Franks - Tiger In The Rain (1979) Warner Brothers
*Arthur Blythe - Illusions (1980) Columbia
*Julius Hemphill - Flat-Out Jump Suite (1980) ?
*Anthony Davis - Episteme (1981) ?
*James Newton - Portraits (1982) ?
*Muhal Richard Abrams - Rejoicing With The Light (1983) ?
*Anthony Davis - Undine (1986) ?
*James Newton - Romance And Revolution (1986) ?
*David Murray - The People's Choice (1988) Columbia
*Julius Hemphill - Live From The New Music Cafe (1991) Music & Arts

Further reading

*Ed Hazell and Barry Kernfeld, "Abdul Wadud", in "The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz" (2nd ed, Macmillan, 2001)

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